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California State Parks officers responded to the incident along with the sheriff’s office’s Marine Unit and Search and Rescue teams. They searched above the water in the surrounding area, including nearby houseboats, and the Marine Unit used a sonar-equipped Remotely Operated Vehicle to explore beneath the surface, according to the sheriff’s office.

At about 5 a.m., the ROV located Tobias’ body underwater, and officers assisted in bringing him to the surface, the sheriff’s office said.

The Butte County Coroner’s Office, which was closed over the weekend, had not released a cause of death as of Sunday morning.

California State Parks were investigating the incident as of Sunday afternoon.

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